International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

ICRISAT is a nonprofit international agricultural research center in the CGIAR system, headquartered in Hyderabad, India, with regional hubs and research stations across sub‑Saharan Africa and a global genebank. It engages companies through seed‑industry consortia for hybrid parents and structured public–private breeding partnerships, supported by multi‑location trials. An Agribusiness & Innovation Platform, with a technology business incubator and food‑processing pilot facilities, helps de‑risk scale‑up and product development. Research is backed by CGIAR funding and international donors including USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and multilateral banks. An in‑house IP facilitation cell and partnership office streamline licensing and collaboration.